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B. COOK, Editor and Publisher , My ton, Utah 




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Wagons, Buggies and Harness 
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VERNAL BRANCH HOUSE- R. CALDER, Resident Manager 

Homeseekers 



If you want to know more in detail, about the splendid country 
described in this booklet, and rich in its undeveloped resources, 
enclose a One Dollar Bill, with your inquiry to : 

T. W. O'DONNELL, Vernal, Utah 

and you will be promptly furnished with reliable information, 
based upon a nine years experience and residence in Uintah 
County, Utah. 



REFERENCE by permission to the U. S. Register or Receiver of the 
Land Office or any business house in Vernal. 



DR. CHAS. HIRTH 

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PROPRIETOR JACKRABBIT RANCH 

MYTON, UTAH 



R. S. COLLETT B. D. NEBEKER 

Uintah Realtv and Investment Co« 

Real Estate, Insurance, Loans 

VERNAL, UTAH 

We are in a position to interest and serve those seeking good farm lands. 

If you desire a home or wish to invest in GOOD CHEAP LANDS that are 
constantly and rapidly appreciating in value, write us or call on us at our office. 

THE ACORN 

Mercantile Company j 

Carries a Complete Line or Groceries, 
Dry Goods, Boots, Slioes, Hats and 
Caps. CWe also nandle Baled Hay, 
Oats, Wkeat and Barley. 

VERNAL HONEY a SPECIALTY 

Shelf Hard-ware and Farm Implements 




The Acorn Mercantile Company 

VERNAL, UTAH 



PIANOS 

Hobart M. Catle 
K.urtzman 
Kimtall 
Sterling 



O R G AN S 
GUITARS 
MANDOLINS 
VIOL I N S 

Musical 
Supplies 



GLOBE WERNICKE BOOK and FILING CASES 
LEONARD Porcelain Lined REFRIGERATORS 



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Established 1890. 



W. S. HENDERSON. Manager 



Home 
Furnishers 



VERNAL 



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Wagner Go-Carts, Felted Mattresses, Davis Steel 
Ranges, Iron and Brass Beds, Carpets and Rugs, 
Linoleum. Everything in house furnishings. Every 
article of high standard manufacture. 



The Vernal Harness Company 

Dealers and Manufacturers of HARNESS, 

SADDLES, BRIDLES, TENTS, 
PACK OUTFITS 



EVERYTHING IN THE 
LEATHER LINE 



Frank Croxford 
Elias Winn 



The Vernal Harness Company, Vernal, Utah 



BRIGHAM CHRISTEN3EN 

Fruit, Shade and Ornamental 
Trees, Shrubs and Vines 

Honey, Bees and Beeswax in large or small quantities 

ROOSEVELT, UTAH 



Eastern Utah Headquarters 

For Hardware, Glass, Paints, 
Oils, China\vare, and a Com- 
plete Line of Sash and Doors 

ALL GOODS SHIPPED IN CAR LOTS 

and we are Price-Makers 
for this section of country 

Leslie Asnton Hara^vare Co. 
VERNAL, UTAH \^l5Se'J^ 



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Outfitting rlomeseekers 
ana Tourists a Specialty 



Full and Complete line of Tents, Tarpaulins and Beds. 
General Merckandise, Clotkmg and Shoes. Hay and Grain 

VERNAL, UTAH 



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EXCHANGE 



John Glenn, Manager 



RRIGATED and Unimproved 
Farms bought and sold. Power 
Sites, Reservoir Sites and Carey 
Land Propositions handled. 
TWENTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE IN 
THE LAND OFFICE BUSINESS. 
Special attention paid to State Lands and 
320-Acre Homesteads under the Smoot Act. 





VERNAL and INDEPENDENCE 



UTAH 

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Joseph F. Smith W. S. McCornick Melvin D. Wells Grant Hampton 

President Vice-President Secretary and Treasurer Ass't Sec.-Treas. 

Consolidated Wagon £y 
>Iachine Co. 

(INCORPORAT E D) 

Leading Implement Dealers 

HARDWARE, STOVES, RANGES, VEHICLES, CUTTERS, SLEIGHS, 

HARNESS, SADDLES, FEED CHOPPERS, GRINDERS, 

GASOLINE ENGINES 

SNELLEN JOHNSON, Local Manager, Vernal, Utah 
GEO. T. ODELL, General Manager, Utah and Idaho 

DIRECTORS : Joseph F. Smith, W. S. McCornicli, Geo. Romney, Geo. T. Odell. G. G. Wright, 
John Henry Smith, L. S. Hills, C. S. Burton, J. H. Moyle, Melvin D. Wells, Francis M, 
Lyman, Thos. R. Cutler, G. Hampton. 



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Successors to 
Walter Lloyd Drug Company 

Has one of the best equipped establishments in Nortbeastern Utab. Service 
accurate and reliable. An inspection of our lines respectfully solicited. 

ELK DRUG COMPANY VERNAL, UTAH 

Ne\vton Brothers 

HARNESS, SADDLES, BOOTS AND SHOES 
REPAIR COMPANY 

TENTS, TARPAULINS, CANVAS GOODS 
AND PACK OUTFITS 

NEWTON BROTHERS, VERNAL, UTAH 



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L. W. CURRY. S^^^H 

General iVlercnandise 

ana Indian Trader 
SUPPLIES FOR SHEEP MEN 



Navajo Blankets 

Bead Work L. W. CURRY, 

Hat Bands, Belts, and 

All kinds of Indian Curios OUFHy, Utah. 



Calvert fe? >A^augh 

GENERAL 
MERCHANDISE 




HAY AND GRAIN. HARDWARE AND 
HARNESS. TARPAULINS AND BEDDING 



Myton, Utah 



ED. F. HARMSTON 
A. C. HARMSTON 

IRRIGATION ENGINEERS 

Canal Systems Located, Estimated, Mapped, Blue Printed 

ROOSEVELT, UTAH 



Florence Shirtleff 
Proprietress 



Colorado House 

Transient and Regular Boarders 

Hotel has just been remodeled and renovated =i 

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J. H. HARDY, Secretary and Manager WM. H. SMART. Treasurer 

Directors: ^Villiam H. Siddo-way. O'wen Bennion. Ephraim Lambert. 
William H. Smart, J. H. Hardy, H. J. Harding. Dan Lambert. 



Roosevelt IDercantiie Companv 

General 
Merchandise 



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Outfitters for Homeseekers and Tourists 

Roosevelt Mercantile Company, Roosevelt, Utah 



HOTEL ARLINGTON 

TOM FIRTH, Proprietor 

THEODORE, UTAH 

Room and Board by day, week or month at Reasonable Rates 

SPECIAL RATES TO HOMESEEKERS 

J. A. WILSON 

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the Land Office. 

Office in Coltharp Block. Phone 6 

VERNAL, UTAH 

ALBERT HALEN, C. E. 

Surveyor and Civil Engineer 

Thirty years experience in irrigation engineering. Construction 
Engineer of the Ouray Valley Irrigation Co., Uintah River 
Irrigation Co., Colorado Park Irrigation Co. 

IMPROVED AND UNIMPROVED FARMS FOR SALE 

Ideal Dairy Farm 

and Stock Ranch 

On Duchesne River, four miles east of My ton. Will sell owing to hotel 
business demanding my attention. 

MRS. H. CALVERT, MYTON, UTAH 



S. R. BENNION, President 



ENOS BENNION, Manager 



Established 1888 



Ashley Co-op. 



{Incorporated) 



DEALERS IN GENERAL 

Merchandise 

Hay, Grain and Produce 




SUPPLY BUSINESS A SPECIALTY 



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OFFICES AT FORT DUCHESNE AND MYTON. UTAH 

ilrguile nvdro-Carbon 
IDining Company 



(INCORPORATED) 



Properties consist of MINES containing 

A,|,, from which MINERAL 
tgUiiite RUBBER is manufactured. 

Gilsonite and Elate^itc l[1^ 

Paints, Varnishes, Shcllacs and Roofings 
are manufactured, and which are Acid and 

W«d^efitc tAlkali Proof. 

TTClQgCTllC From which a SPECIAL 

MARINE PAINT is manufactured. 

A ^^im^ii-^^.^ (Vein 122 feet thick.) 

Asphalttim ^Estimated to contain 

Four Hundred and Fifty-Six Million Tons. 

All Mines located in the Uifitaii Basin, 

which contains the richest deposits of Hydro- 
Carbons known to the world. 



For Further Information, Address the Company at 



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ESTABLISHED 1894 



ir.f.aioltIjarpiim.ain 



(Incorporated) 



Dry Goods 
Groceries 
Boots and Shoes 
Gents' Furnishings 




HOMESEEKERS' OUTFITS 



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Wealtk of tke 
Uintan Basin, Utah 



OPPORTUNITY 

Master of human destines am I, 

Fame, Love and Fortune on my footsteps wjut. 

Cities and fields I walk ; I penetrate 

Deserts and seas remote, and passing by 

Hovel, and mart and palace -- soon or late 

I knock unbidden ONCE at every gate. 

If sleeping, wake --if feasting, rise before 
I turn away. It is the hour of fate, 
And they who follow me reach every state 
Mortals desire, and conquer every foe. 
Save death, but those who doubt or hesitate, 
Condemned to failure, penury and woe, 
Seek me in vain, and uselessly implore, 
I answer not, and I return no more. 

"JOHN JAMES INGALLS. 



Copyrighted 1910 
C. B. Cook. Myton, Utah 

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Apples Grown in Ashley Valley 



(Thorne Bros. Photo) 



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Introductory 




HEN George Bairr McCutcbeon conceived the idea of 
his Graustark, a country somewhere this side of the 
settinig sain, he must have been standing on a high 
peak, overlooking the great Uintah Basin in North- 
eiaist'ern Utah. His covmtry was a dreamland, a freak 
of the imagination, baskinig under soft summer sun, canopied with 
blue skies, studdied with myriads of diamond stars. Through val- 
leys crystal streams saug songs of joy; on hillside and mountain 
top multi-colored flowers ran riot. The people were contented and 
prosperous. The cornucopia of wealth poured products of the earth 
with lavish plenty. 

The maiu differenice between McCutcheon's wonderland and 
the Uintah Basin is tha.t his) was imagiuiative, this is not. There 
are other differenicea If his miOTinitaioas were high, iskies blue, stars 
bright, siuuisihine balmy, water crystal, air bracing, our mountains 
are higher, skies bluer, stars brighter, sunshiue more balmy, water 
and air purer. 

The Uintah Basin is almost isolated from the outside world. 
To the north, east, south and west the territory is thickly settled, 
but in this Basin the populatiioini is sparse, owing to the isolation. 
But when a man onoe enters t'his glorio'us country he seldom has 
a desire to leave it. Not only are the climatic conditions ideal, 
and the earth i>roductive of riches, but the people are hospitable 
and hielpful. Many of them arei pioneers, who' crossed the plains 
in ox-earts. They have endured hardiships and are therefore better 
able to offer a hand to the man who is a stranger in a strange 
land. 

The lawyer usually tiells the jury in advance what he purposes 
to prove. The foregoing stateiments will be proven. Let 's first 
take a trip, part by rail and thei rest of the way overland. 

There are varions noiites and some of them are delightful even 
though tedious. Traveling from the ea.st or the west you quit the 
D. & B. G. railroad at Mack, Colorado. The Uintah Eailway 
train is made up and ready to start on a wonderful journey, 
through valley and canon and across the Baxter pass at the sum- 
mit of the Book Cliffs. A scene of this road in another part of 
the booklet, shows ^ IVz per cent grade and 66 degree curves. The 

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road was constructed prinicipal'ly for the purposi© of bauling the 
imnLense tonnage of gilsonite. At Mack and Dragon fhe railroad 
conLpaniy has commodiioiiL& boitelis. Th© distance from Mack to 
Dragocn, Utah, is 55 miles. Dragon to Vernal, 64 miles, a stage 
relay of 20 'horsies', conveysi th© passemgieir to Vermal, in, the Ashley 
valley, th© most thickly settled portion of th© Uintah Basin, The 
trip may also b© mad© by way of Cioltioni or Pric©, on, th© D. & R. 
G. road. Privat© co'nveyanc© from Price, ox stag© from Golton, 
and th© traveller is isoom in' th© midst of th© vast formecr Uintah 
Inidiani Ees©rvation, wher© many towns have sprung up and wher© 
m'UcJi land has be^en deivelop©d. Another romte' is by way of the 
Denver, Northwestern & Pacific (The Moffat) road, from De'nv©r 
to St©iambo)at Springs and thenic©i tO' th© Basin, in private^ convey- 
anc©. Occasionally a trip is made from points on the Union, Pa- 
cific in Wyoming, by way of Brown's park and Lucerni© vall©y. 
Th© route by way of Mack is pref©rabl©. 

Now yo'U are in th© Basim; look around yooi. It is th© land of 
opportunity. From the summit of th© Wasatch moiuntains on the 
weisit to t:h© Utah-Colorado lini©' on th©i ©ast, averag© distanoei 120 
mil©®, from, the Uinta^h rang© on, th© north to th© Book Cliffs on 
the south, average distance 70 miles, total 8,400 square mil©s, total 
acr©ag© 5,376,000 acres, is a territory rich in agriculture, scock 
raising, mineral and oil possibilities. 

The essential elements that. ent©r into the growth of v©g©ta- 
tion are climiat©, soil and water. One is as necessary a® thiei other. 
The tihre© are her© in siuper-abiundanoe. The altitudei of t.he Basin 
is fTom 5,000 to 6,000 feet above the sea lev©!. The atmosph©re 
is naturally dry and pur©i, a giv©r of h©alth to man and beast. 
Thie sun sihines in whol© or in part, 325 diays out of tli©i 365 ©aeh 
year. On the west and northwost, from wh©nc© come thie spring 
winds, is a shelter of lofty moiuntains, siome of ithe^ peaksi of which 
stand, solemn and majestic, uncovered heads whit© with snow, to 
heights of more than 13,500 f©©t. Th© wind, which would sweep 
down that vast territory at terrific velocity but for thes© sh©lt©irs, 
pass©s to the north of the Uintah mountains into Wyoming, and 
the blizzards rage in that state while over here the peaceful val- 
leys are kissed by a smiling sun. For a few w©©ks in th© spring th©rie 
is considerable wind, but nothing to compare with many other 
w©st©m ®tat©8. During other seasonsi of the y©ar th© climate is 
glorious. The summer day is not toio hot and the summier night is 

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a deligbrt. The autumn is a dream. Eipeninig grain, and the yel- 
low leaf nod at each other in sleepy content, while the luscious 
fruit and red-faced wild berry pas® the time of day. The winter 
is still, with plenty of snow. Now and then the weather is coldi, 
but the average for the winter is uot severe. The cold seasi&n is 
comparatively short — a month or six weeks at the most,. The 
snow in the lowlandig melts fearly in the spring and long before the 
farmer is ready tK)> begin active cultivation the ground is in good 
shape. In the mountains the snow melts later, and iu the midst 
of the irrigation season the strciams are filled to the brim. The 
average date of the first killing frost in the autumn is October 
4 and the last in the spring is May 4. The weather conditions in 
June, July and August are so mearly perfect that the growth of 
vegetation is so rapid that only seeing is believing. 

The estimated area of land is 5,376,000 acres, of which 540,000 
acres is tillable. The portiou not tillable is divided iuto grazing, 
timber, oil, mimeral and ' ' bad lands. ' ' Of the tillable land there 
is probably not moTe than 75,000 acres under cultivation. The 
general slope of the country is east and southeast, with a fall just 
right for easy irrigation. Nature has performied wonderful feats 
since this land was covered with an ocean, inhabited by marine 
life. The formations have been irregularly eroded into lofty 
tables, bieuichies, meisas, ridges, buttes and spires, betweiem which lie 
rich and fertile valleys, waiting for the conquering hand of man. 
The character of the soil varies according to the locatiou. In one 
section of the country is the red sandy loam and in another is the 
gray clay. The low country is ' ' made ' ' soil and is anywhere from 
five to fifty feet in depth. It has beeu said that if the Uintah 
Basin were cut off from all the rest of the world, with no meaus 
of inigress or egress, it would be self-supporting. It would produce 
everything with the exception of tropical fruits. It would doubt- 
less weary the reader to mention in detail all the products of the 
earth that thrive here. The main crop is the fruit, alfalfa, oats, 
wheat, barley, rye, cane, melous, garden truck of all kinds, sugar 
beets. Of the 540,000 acres of agricultural land in the Basin, 
394,520 are located as follows: 

Ashley creek, 50,000; Whiterock, 62,440; Uintah river, 102,- 
880; Lake Fork, 77,500; Eock creek, 16,000; Duchesne river, 8l|- 
200; Strawberry creek, 5,000. The figures were furnished by Ed. 
F. Ilarmston, C. E. Mr. Harmston, in his report, says the above 
does not include 16,000 acres Indian allotments and 4,000 acreg 

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owned by whites, under the White river. He also omits small 
areas of land under the Eed, Currant and Antelope creeks, as the 
water flow iisi small. In speaking of the Green river country, Mr. 
Harmston says it is of little utility from an irrigiator's stand- 
point, owing to the depression of its channels below irrigable lands 
along its course. (Theire are projects under way which may resTiIt 
in taking water froan this stream by means of dams. Other proj- 
ects eontempliate pumping the water. The lift at many points 
would be but a short distance. — Editor.) 

Continoiinig, Mr. Harmston says there is an extensive tract 
known as the Dead Man's Bench and Coyote Basin, having an 
area of 50,000 acres, which cannot be watered by any stream in 
Utah. He thinks a canal taken from Bear river in Colorado could 
be built to cover this land, but suggests that complicationis might 
arise from an interstate proposition of this kind. These bring the 
total to 464,520. There is a soifficient area not here included, to 
make a total of imore than half a million acres. 

It is the best watered country in the West. In order to get 
an idea of the number of streams the reader is invited to refer to 
the map. The rivers and creeks, rising in the mountains, hurry 
in their mad flight, one running into the other, until the identity 
of all merges into three, near Ouray, and aferwards into- one, the 
great Green, which move® on in search of the mysteries of the 
Grand canon of the- Colorado. 

On another pagiei is a table of canals which will be of interest. 
Many private canals have been supplying water for some years. 
Others are under course of construction and others are in conte-m- 
plation. A.S rapidly as nToney can be raised the work progresses. 
A number of big irrigation projects are under way. Among these 
is one which provides for watering the South Myton* Bench and a 
valley to the southeast with an area approximating 50,000 acres. 

The United St.ates government began building canals for In- 
dian lands in the spring of 1905. At the close of the year 1909 the 
sum of $550,000 had been expended and 122 miles of main canals, 
with 167 miles of laterals had been completed. There remains 
abo'ut 30 miles of canals to construct. By the close of the year 
1910 all this work will have been' finished. The area of Indian 
lands now covered is 85,000 acres. The total area when all canals 
are complete will be 98,360, leaving 13,640 yet to be watered, 
which will be done in time. The average cost of the construction 
af government canals is $7 per acre. The average cost of water 

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Seighert, Percheron Stallion, Imported trom France. Cost $5,000. Has 250 Colts in 
Uintah Basin. Took Second Prize at St. Louis World's Fair 



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thToiighto'ut the Basin, is $10 peir acre. There is more water, even 
at low tide, than' is required to irrigate all the land'. 

There are a great many people who think that dry farming is 
a new agricultural practice. Thi® is not true. The farmers of 
Utah have been raising crops on their dry land®, with a rainfall 
of less than fifteieoi inches, foT more than half a century mow. 
More than that; dry farming has been j)racticed since the dawn 
of civilizati'on in Egypt and in India. 

The beginning of dry farming in this state o-ccurred through 
an accident. Along in 1865 a little company of immigrants, most 
of whom hailed from thte Scandinavian coointries, siettled in the 
Bear Eiver valley, and diverted the waters from the Malad river 
for irrigation purposes. The waters of this stream are heavy with 
alkiali, and it was only a matter of a few years until the lands of 
the settlers became ®o largely impregnatied with the noxious salts, 
that crops were unable to grow upon them. In desperation the set- 
tlers pnt the plow into? the sagebrush ground and with a hopeless 
hope planted seed in the soil that was not to be irrigated. They 
siucceeded in their work, and since that time dry farming methods 
have been in vogue in this state. 

The area in the Uintah Basin upon which it will be difficult 
to get water is comparatively small, only a few thousand acres. 
Dry farming has been successful, though the experiments have 
been but few. Large crops of wheat have been raised on Dia- 
miond mountain, north of the Ashley valley. In different portions 
of the country barley, rye and other grains have been raised. The 
average annual precipitation for the past fifteen years has been 
nine inches. Of late years the precipitation has been greater. 
Last year, on parts of the reservation, it was 14 inches. 

The homeseeker may secure land under the homestead act, the 
enlarged homestead act, the desert act, the Carey act, purchase 
from the state, or by purchase from individuals. The best way to 
secure land, in the opinioTi of many peeplei, is to purchase it out- 
right, owing to the fact that it is offered at such ridiculously low 
prices. Improved farms, with permanent water rights, can be 
purchased at from $15 to $40 per acre. The law does not require 
resideince upon land purchased from individuals. This information 
is given for the benefit of many who have asked. The people rep- 
resent many nations, but American® are nuore numerous. Others 
include the Grerman, Swede, Dane', Jew, Irish, Scotch-Irish. Under 
the title of cities and towns will be found the various industries 
represented. 

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Hints to Homeseekers 



Every citizen of the United States, over the .age of 21, is en- 
titled to make entry upon government land, undter the homestead 
law. A married woman, upon whom depends the support and 
maintenance of the family, is entitled to make entry. Sailors and 
soldiers in active service are not entitled to make entry. 

The person who makes a filing on 160 acres of land, or less, 
and abandons or relinquishes the claim, whether by contest or 
voluntary action, exhausts his homestead right. Any persion who 
abandoned prior to February 8, 1908, can get his right restored. 
The. homesteader who filed upon less than 160 acres and made 
proof i^ entitled toi make an additional filin.g. Eesidence must be 
established and maintained just as in the case of the original fil- 
ing, unless the tract adjoins the original tract. The homesteader 
is allowed six months from tlie date of filing, to establish resi- 
dence. Before he may make final proof he must reside upon the 
land for fourteen consecutive months and must improve and culti- 
vate thei land. At the time of filing, the homesteader is required 
to pay to the government the sum of $16 on 160 acres. When 
final proof is made he is required to pay the government $1.25 
per acre and $6 fees. An absence from the hom.estead of not to 
exceed six months may be allowed providing the money earned is 
expended in improvements on the land. Fourteen months in which 
to make final proof is not compulsory. Five years' time will be 
allowed, but even in that event the entryman must reside upon 
the land fourteen consecutive months at some time during the five 
years. The above is a synopsis of the homestead laws and con- 
tains, in brief, all the information the homeseeker needs. 

Under the Desert Act a citizen is entitled to 320 acres of land. 
Eesidence upon the land is not required, but the entrym^an must 
improve the land to the amount of $1 per -acre per year for three 
years. At the end of the fourth year he must have the irrigable 
portion of the land under cultivation and irrigation. The entryman 
must be a resident of the state in which the land is located, but 
residence upon the land is not required. If at the end of the fourth 

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year, th^e entryman has failed to get water on the land and shows 
that he has complied with the requirementiS of the law, h© may 
have an extension of time not to exceed three years. An< entry- 
man of a desiert claim, is allowed, under the law, to assign a por- 
tion of the land for a consideration, providing the asisignment is 
made to a qualified entryman. Any person, who, prior to March 
28, 1908, failed to bring his desert claim under cultivation is en- 
titled to a second entry. 

Under what is known as the Enabling act, there was granted 
by the government to the State of Utah, four sections of school 
land in each township. Persons desiring to purchase this land 
must make application to the State Land Commissioners. Much 
has already been sold, but there is probably left in the Uintah 
Basin 20,000 acres. The present appraised valuation is $2.50 per 
acre. The purchaser is required to make a cash payment of 25 
cents an acre and the balance in ten annual installments. The 
purchasier is required to reside in the state where the land is 
located, but not on the land. 

Under what is known as the Carey act, each state in the arid 
region.s is allowed to dispose of 2,000,000 acres of land to settlers. 
The disposition is to be made by the State Land Commissioners. 
The .states are required to enter into contracts with irrigation 
companies providing for adequate water systems. The land is 
then sold in tracts not to exceed 160 acres to any one person. In 
order to secure this land the purchaser must enter into a contract 
with the irrigation company to purchase water. A period of ten 
years is allowed in which to reiclaim and get the land under culti- 
vation. The final proof is similar to that of desert claims. The 
purchaser is not required to reside in the state where the land is 
located. The price of this land is 50 cents per acre, one-half pay- 
able in cash and the balance at the time of making final proof. 
Final proof can be made at any time inside of ten years, provid- 
ing the purchjaser has water. The patent to the land is issued by 
tlie government to the state and by the state to the individual. 
Land that has been segregated under the Carey act is not subject 
to any other entry. The segregation is made at the request of the 
irrigation company and plan® and specifications must accompany 
such request to the commissioner of the general land office. 

An act of Congress, approved February 19, 1909, provides that 
any person who is a qualified entryman under the homestead laws 

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of the United States, may enter, by legal sub -divisions, in Utah 
and other state®, three hundred and twenty acres, or less, of 
non-mineral, non-irrigable, unreserved and unappropriated sur- 
veyed public lands, and which do not contain merchantable timber, 
located in a reasonably compact body, and not over one and one- 
half miles in extreme length; provided, that no lands shall be 
subject to entry under the provisions of this act until such lands 
shall have been designated by the Secretary of the Interior as not 
being, in his opinion, susceptible of successful irrigation at a rea- 
sonable cost from any known- source of water supply. 

See. 2. That any person applying to enter land under the 
provisions of this act shall make and subscribe before the proper 
officer an affidavit as required by section twenty-two hundred and 
ninety of the Eevised Statutes, and in addition thereto shall make 
affidavit that the land sought to be entered is of the character 
described in section one of this act, and shall pay the fees now 
required to be paid under the homestead laws. 

Sec, 3. That any homestead entryman- of lands of the char- 
acter herein described, upon which final proof has not been made, 
shall have the right to enter public lands, subject to the provisions 
of this act, oontiguons to his former entry which i&hall not, to- 
gether with the original entry, exceed threie hundred and twenty 
acres, and residence upon and cultivation of the original entry 
shall be deemed as residenco upon and cultivation of the addi- 
tional entry. 

Sec. 4. That at the time of making final proofs as provided 
in isection twenty-two hundred and ninety-one of the Kevised Stat 
utes the entryman under this act sball, in addition to the proofs 
and affidavits required under the said section, prove by two cred- 
ible witnesses that at least one-eighth of the area embraced in 
his entry was eomtinuously cultivated to agricultural crops other 
than native grasses, beginning with the second year of tbe entry, 
and that at least one-fourth of tbe area embraced in the entry was 
so continuously cultivated beginning with the third year of the 
entry. 

Sec. 5. That nothing heTein contained shall be held to affect 
the right of a qualified entryman to make homestead entry in the 
states named in section one of this act under the provisions of sec- 
tio'n twenty-two hundred and eighty-nine of the Eevised Statutes, 
but no person who has made entry under this act shall be entitled 

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to make homiestead entry under the provisions of said section, and 
no entry made under this act shall be commuted. 

Sec. 6. That whemiever the Secretary of the Interior shall 
find that any tracts of land, in the State of Utah, subject to entry 
unider this act, do not have upon them sucTi a sufficient supply of 
water suitable for domestic purpoises as would make continuous 
residence ujion the lands possible, he may, in his discretion, desig- 
rate such tracts of land, not to exceed in the aggregate two mil- 
lion acneis, anil th'ereafter they shall be subject to entry under this 
act without the necessity of residence: Provided, that in such 
event tlie entryman on any such entry shall in goiod faih cultivate 
not less than one-eighth of tbe entire area of the entry during the 
second year, one-fourth during the third year, and one-half during 
the fourth and fifth years after the date of such entry, and that 
after entry and until final proof the entryman shall reside within 
such distance of said land as will enable him -successfully to farm 
the same as required by this section. 

HYDRO-CARBONS 

The tonnage 'of gilso'nite in the Uintah Basin is estimated at 
thirty-twoi million tons. This does mot include Elaterite, Wurtzil- 
ite Weidgerite, Tabbyite, Ozocerite and otber miembers of the 
Hydro-Carbon family. The estimated value of Hydro-Oarbons in 
the Uintah Basin is seven billion dollars. 

Scientists have discovered that there are twenty-six members 
of the Hydro-Carbo'n family, and that the total by-products will 
exceed fifty. At the eastern boundary of the Uintah Basin, as- 
phaltite deposits begin and extend westward to Fort Duchesne 
and Pariette, and then on to the elaterite deposits of Indian, Lake 
and Sam's cano.ns, fifty miles southwest of Fort Duchesne; the 
total area being estimated at about ten thousand square miles. 
The value of gilsonite is about $40 per ton, and the value of elat- 
erite $65.00 per ton; the freight rates are excessive, owing to poor 
railroad facilities. 

At present all the Hydro-Carbons shipped have been by wagon 
haul, either to points on the Denver & Kio Grande railroad, or to 
Dragon, Utah, the terminus of the Uintah railway. 

A large acreage of land containing these deposits is owned by 
the Gilson Asphaltum company, and the American Asphalt asso- 

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elation. Many locations, however, have been made by other in- 
dividuals, and a number of comj^anies have been incorporated. 

The origin lof Hydro-Carbon is largely conjectural; one sug- 
gestion having been made that it comes from the oil of extinct 
fishes. 

The uses to which gilsonite and elaterite are put are varied, 
but as above stated it has been discovered that more than fifty 
by-products may be made. One of the principal by-products is 
mineral rubber, and today there is a shortage in the/ world's sup- 
ply 'of that commodity. 

The consumption has increased at the rate of fifty per cent 
in the last five years, and there seems to be no possible increase 
in the production of tree rubber. These Hydro-Oarbons are now 
being manufactured into a mineral rubber. It unites perfectly 
with the tree rubber, thus permitting a very large reduction in 
the amount of the latter used, cheapening its cost. Other by- 
proiducts of gilsonite and elaterite are paints, enamels, varnishes 
and roofings, which are acid and alkali proof. 

From Weidgerite is made a special marine paint. One of the 
most valuable by-products of this material is Icthyol, used by the 
medical profession and on sale in drug store®. This by-product 
is found only, as far as is known, in one other place in the world, 
the Ural mountain® in Austria. From Tabbyite, paint is also made 
and from Ozocerite paraflfine wax. A late discovery of material 
something similar to Tabbyite has been made two miles south of 
Myton. It is called Arguilite and from it mineral rubber is mand- 
factured. 

Second grade gilsonite is used in the manufacture of paving 
cement, by melting it with petroleum residue, and mixing it with 
ground asphaltie limestone, and the requisite amount of sand. 
Gilsonite is also manufactured into varnishes, lacquers, water- 
proof paint for guns, gun carriages, and steel and woodwork of 
every description known to ship building. When manufactured 
into paint for ships' bottoms, it prevents barnacles from attaching 
themselves, and it is likely to be largely used for this purpose for 
battxeships. It is also used for pipe coatings, reservoir coatings, 
flioorings, roofings and railroad coatings. Mr. W. E. Parker, in 
''Mineral Eesources of the United States," gives the following 
other uses of the Hydro -Carbons: 

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For preventing electrolytic action on iron plates of ships' 
bottoms; coating barbed wire fencing; eoatimg sea-walls of brick 
and masonry; coating paving brick; acid-pro'of lining for chemical 
tanks; roofing pitch; insulating electric wires; smokestack paint; 
coating poles, posts and ties; lubricant for heavy machinery; 
teredo -pro of pile coating; covering wood -block paving; binder 
pitch for culm in making eggette and briquette coal. 

The Elaterite, Wurtzilite, Tabbyite, Arguilite and other ma- 
terials of like nature are used to make flexible and heat-proof 
varnish or paints, which owing to thedr great resdstan to acids, 
•alkalies, fumes and vapor attacks, and to their elasticity for con- 
traction and expansion, they are invaluable for coating shaft and 
tunnel timbers, for i)ainting hemp and wire hoisting ropes, pump 
columns, pipes, chains, ore cars and all steel and iron work where 
the surfaces are exposed. Also for coating vats, tanks and pan 
covers used in chlorination works, smelters and refinieries, and in 
the cyanide process. On iron woTk it prevents cioiroslon, and re- 
sists great heats. On woodwork it prevents absorption and defies 
the elements. 

It has been declared that after all of the by-products above 
mentioned have been made of the Hydro-Carbon, there would be 
enough colors and substances left to make lead pencils and inks 
for thousands of schools. 

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The oil output of this Basin will one day be emormous, be- 
cause of the high grade and immense quantity. The eil fields are 
attracting capital from the East and West. The experts are con- 
stantly coming and going and their reports are most flattering. In 
September, 1909, Dr. W. H. Ochsner, a noted geologist from the 
Leland Stanford University, California, visited this territory and 
made extended in-vestigationis. He is said to have declared that 
there are numetroiis wells scattered throoighout the land. In Cali- 
fiornia, whenever a vein of asphaltum, six inches in thickness, 
tapering to the thinness of a knife blade, is discovered, there is 
sure to be oil underneath. There are thousands of such veins here 
and the geological conditions are somewhat similar to those in 
that state. In an inteirview in the Vernal Express, at the time of 
his visit here, Br. Ochsner said, in part: 

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This country has attracted my attention for-years, because 
It IS classical ground in geological work, by reason of the old Kino- 
and Powell surveys in the 60 's and early 70 's, which have been 
the foundation of much work of economic value. I shall not give 
specific and particular condition-s as to the oil possibilities, only 
that the surface displays favorable indications and the beautiful 
exposure of formations lend an easy solution to their problems 
Ihe country is most unusual. California capital is earnestly 
awaiting an opportunity for investment in the propositions this 
territory suggests." 

Dr. Ochsner visited the Powder Springs and Rangley oil fields 
and made a careful study of the commercial value. His report 
has not been made public so far as has been learned, but it is given 
out on good authority that be ranks it with) the purest oil of the 
country. He made the statement that this oil is just what is 
needed to mix with the California oil, in order to bring that up to 
the acsired ^.ne-ness. 

The Rangley oil field is not in that part of the Uintali Basin 
shown in the map in this booklet, but is so near that a discussion 
ot It IS necessary. It is situated in Eaven park, in, the extreme 
northwestern part of Rio Blanco county, Colorado, 10 to 15 miles 
from the Utah line, the eastern boundary of the Basin in Utah. 
The field occupies a basin which is a broadened portion of the 
lower White River valley. Rangley postoffice, from which the oil 
fieJa takes its name, is the center of the scattering settlem-e^t 
along the immediate valley of the river, which skirts the southern 
margin of the Basin. Tbe town is 23 miles from Dragon, Utah 
the present terminus of the Uintah Railway. ' ' 

Three oil domes that have attracted world-wide attention are, 
the dome in th-e Ural mountains, the dome in Texas and the dome 
in the Rangley fieMs. The formations are similar in character A 
synopsis of Bulletin Xo. 350, United States Geological Survey, by 
Hoyt S. Gale, is given below: 

''The Rangley Basin is irregularly oval in outline, its longer 
.Kiameter extending from northeast to southwest with a total 
length of about 15 miles. The valley itself is bordered by an 
escarpment rim, averaging about 500 feet in height, which pre- 
sents a steep scarp or cliff facing inward toward t!he Basin center. 
This innermost escarpment edge is locally known as the rim rock 
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bearing shale, from which the park has been eroded. Beyond the 
rim rock the ridfges dip away in more gradual slopes, rising in 
successive steps upon cliffs of the higher sandstone strata. Higher 
steej) escarpment bluffs above and beyond the rim rocks face in- 
ward in eceemtric arrangement rudely parallel to the margin of 
the park. Sharp rocky canyons intersect the surrounding ridges, 
draining into the central valley. 

"The rocks exposed in the vicinity of the Eangley field repre- 
sent a large interval in^ the geologic time scale. On the great axis 
of uplift that form a part of the Uintah mountain system north 
and northwest of Eaven park erosion has exposed the oldest rocks 
that occur in the region. On the southern flanks of Blue mountain, 
rocks as low as Carboniferous are brought to view and from Blue 
mountain southward a thickmeiss of morel than 7,500 feet of tilted 
Mesozoic strata is exposed in detail. The beds underlie the in- 
completely exposed section of Palezoic rocks and in turn are cov- 
ered by a similar thickness of Teirtiary strata toward the south. 

"The Dakota sandstone does not come to the surface in the 
Raven park, but is well exposed in the foothill ridges at the 
southern edgei of Blue mountain. The formation lies at the base 
of the oil-bearing shale and has been supposed by many interested 
in the development of this field to offer highly favorable condi- 
tionis for the storage of large bodies of oil. It has thus been the 
objective point for most of the deeper wells drilled in this field. 
The remarkable persistence of its lithologic character and its 
continuity of exposure over such extensive areas have led to the 
acceptance of the Dakota siandstone as a key rock for the Correl- 
lation of widely distributed stratigraphic sections of the Meso- 
zoic rocks, both above and below the horizon. 

"The formation next above thei Dakota is the Mancos shale, 
a thick mass of homogeneous clay shale with a few more sandy 
layers. It is considered here as a single unit. The Mancos in- 
cludes all that has been previously termeid Colorado and also a 
part of what has been classed as Fox Hills, by White of the Hay- 
den survey. It thus includes also the Benton, Niobrara and a part 
of the Pierre formations. In brief the Mancos is intended to in- 
clude all of the predominatingly shaly strata above the Dakota 
and below the masisive sandstones of the next succeeding or Masa- 
verde formation. 

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''Itaven park is eroded on tihe Mancois shale and it is in this 
formation fhiat tIhe oil of the Eangley field has been found. The 
baisal jDart of tihe' Man.cois shale may be naturally and readily dis- 
tinguished las la distinct division of the formation and eontains 
B'enton fossils. The Dakota sandstone is almoist invariably overlain 
immediately by 200 feet or more of deiuse black slaty shale, which 
usually forms a long, low valley on the dip-slope side of the Da- 
kota ridge. Abiove th'ese b'eds is a similar thicknieisis of shaly 
strata eonitaining a number of more resistanrt beds of sanidstone 
and limestone, w(hieh usually give rise to a distinct line of minor 
hogbackis. The sandy layers are in many places of dark color and 
O'f moderatiely finie and even graini Th© isoil that forms the sur- 
face lof the Mancos S'hale iis a compact clay, very hard when dry, 
but becoming a deep plastic mud when thoroughly wet. The soil 
is in many places filled or covered with scattered fragments of 
seliniti©, which is gypsum in its clear, crystalline form. The fos- 
sils found in the Mancois shale are of marine types, 

''The tihickniess of the Mancos shale is a fundamental consid- 
eration in determining the depth to which wells must be sunk in 
order to reach thie Dakota sandstone. White gives the thickness 
of the formation at 2,000 feet in the upper White Eiver valley, 
but also .stated it was mucili thinner towards the west, in the vicin- 
ity O'f Raven park. The first drilling in this field showed, however, 
that the figures were too small. Further investigation shows that 
the true thickness is somewhere between 3,000 and 4,700 feiet. 
The Union well in Raven park has been sunk tio a depth of 3,655 
feet in lightly dipping strata. There is some 'evidence that the 
botto'm of the well is about 300 feet above the Dakota sand- 
s-tone. ' ' 

Since the bulletin was published, the Union well has gone 
down to a depth of 3,800 feiet and sihould now be very near the 
Dakota sandstomie. The companj^ which is sinking this well, the 
Oolorad'O-Pacific Development company, has sunik about 28 wells 
in thait vicinity, and is now pumping 20 barrels per day from one 
well. The Emerald Oil ciompany, operating in the same isection, 
has sunk sevein wells, averaging 700 to 800 feet. The writer has 
been informed that oil is standing in these wells to a depth of 
300 feet. 

Attention was first directed to the Raven park as oil field by 
the discovery of an oil seep in a spring at the lower end of the 

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park. At the pre&eaiit time the location of the spring is not 
known. It has probably been trampled down by cattle and its 
flow obsicured in the mire. The whole field is now covered by 
unpatented locations of the so-called ''oil placer claims." The 
total area thus controlled covers 45,000 acre®. 

The color of the Eangley oil is a clear bright red, with strong 
green flourescence, closely resembling that of many of the Penn- 
sylvania oils, although perhaps slightly darker than the average. 
The odor is like that of kerosene, much resembling that of a 
refined oil. It is apparently free from sulphur. 

It has been suggested that the Eangley field may be com- 
pared to the Kansas-Oklahoma oil and gas fields. In those dis- 
tricts, the oil, thoug'h occurring in much older formation geolog- 
ically, is siaid to be found in sandstone, interbedded with shale, 
in linticular bodies or completely enclosed reservoirs. The geo- 
logici structure ot these fields is, however, much more simple than 
that of the Eangley field, being that of a fairly uniform mono- 
clime, with a northwesterly to westerly dip of about 20 to 25 
feet tO' the mile. 

HONEY 

Uintah Basin honey has no superior. It wins the prizes when 
placed upon exhibition at county, state and world's fairs. More 
than once has it been awarded first prize at the annual convention 
of the International Beekeepers' Association. This is one of the 
most ideal sections in the United States for bee culture. The 
climatic conditions make it such. Sweet clover and alfalfa are 
the two principal sources from which the busy denizens of the 
hive gather the delicious nectar that is ripened into this product 
of high quality. Many farm.ers of this country who do not pre- 
tend to make a specialty of bees, produce a great deal of honey 
for the market. The specialty of a certain farmer is alfalfa. 
The blossom of that growth contains the' very best nectar. As a 
result many farmers are raising bees and making money from 
alfalfa and honey at the same time. 

Those who know what good honey really is, will appreciate 
the faot that the article in this Basin is so heavy bodied that it 
weighs twelve and one-half pounds to the gallon. The color is 
what is known to the trade as ''water white" and the flavor is 
more delightful than that of the much-praised whitei clover honey 

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of the eastern states. A little while ag-o the homey from one of 
the well-known apiaries in the Ashley valley found its way 
throug'h the channels of trade to Hamburg, Germany. The dealer 
toiok the addi-ess from the label and wrote to the mangaer of the 
same apiary to ascertain if he could obtain honey from that source 
regularly. Today the honey from this Basin finds its way to most 
parts of the United States and to many foreign countries. 

Many of the beekeepers hold some remarkable records. A 
single colony of bees, on the farm of L. A. Pike, situated on the 
former Uintah Indian Eeservation, produced 1,000 pounds of honey 
in one season. The picture of an apiary shown in this booklet, was 
reproduced from a photograph taken in the early winter of the 
year in which the following record was made: 

From one hundred and sixty colonies in the spring, together 
with their increase, a yield of fifty-three thousand pounds was 
prwluced, an average of more than 330 pounds to the colony, 
spring count. A yield of less than one hundred pounds to the col- 
ony is considered very poor. The bees here are almost entirely 
free from disease. 

William Powell, of Union, enjoys the distinction of being the 
first man to import bees into the Uintah Basin, which he did some 
time during the early eighties. His first colony, however, proved 
to be affected with the dread disease, "f<ml brood; " this colony of 
bees, together with <all fixtures, was consigned to the flames, and 
since that time there ha® not been another case of ''foul brood." 
The dealer wTio furnished the bees to Mr. Powell replaced them 
free of charge. The next importation 'of bees was made soon after 
that of Mr. Powell by Bishop Greorge Freestone and consisted of 
three colonies. William Ashton also brought one or two colonies 
of bees from his old homei in Pleasant Grove, Utah county. The 
last importationi was made in 1887 by C. C. Bartlett, who also 
brought three colonies. Those few hives of bees were the small 
foundation upon which one of our most profitable and promising 
industries has been built. 

INHERITED INDIAN LrANDS 

Before the reservation was thrown open for settlement the 
Indians weire allotted something like 112,000 acres of the choicest 
lands, all located within a radius of 25 miles from Myton. A few 
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extent, but for the most part t^ie thousancls of acres are lying bar- 
ren and desolate. The Indian is slowly developing, but he will 
never reach go'od citizenship. He is still a savage, but not dan- 
gerous, except wben drunk. It is difficult for him to obtain 
liquor, as the entire Basin, with the exception of Uintah county, 
is ''dry." Onoe in a great while some white man is senib to the 
penitentiary for ''boot legging" liquor to Indians. 

In time all this vast acreage of land will fall intO' the hands 
of the white man. At present a portion of it is for sale and a 
portion for lease. Before this booklet) is in circulation to a large 
extent, much of w'hat is known as "dead" Indian land, or inher- 
ited Indian land will be oiffered for sale to the highest cash bid- 
der. The bids must be sealed and delivered to the Indian depart- 
ment at Whiterocks, Utah. It is not known just what the mini- 
mum price will be, but in all probability not less than $25 per 
acre. A bid of $11 per acre for a tract near Myton a few months 
ago was rejected. The title to the land also carries a title to the 
water, and the canals are already built. The "dead" Indian 
land to be offered for sale in the near future amioumts to 45,000 
acres. 

A large acreage of Indian land can be leased at reasonable 
terms. The time is from one to ten years. Unimproved land can 
be leased for a period of one year for $1.50 per acre. The price 
for a ten-year lease is $2.75 per acre. The rental can be paid in 
part or in whole in improvements consisting of houses, barns, 
fences and alfalfa. This is cheap in comparison with many other 
states. In Washington the rentals run up to' $10 per acre, while 
the price of baled hay is as low as $4.50 per ton. Here baled hay 
sells at from $12.50 to $35 per ton, the price depending upon the 
season of the year and the location^ 

SHEEP, HORSES AND CATTLE 

Sheep raising is the principal live stock industry. The esti- 
mated number of head of sheep in the boundaries of the Basin is 
200,000 and the annual wool clip will average 1,600,000 pounds. 
The flock-masters are gradually improving the breed and there is 
tenfold more money made in the business today than in former 
years. The best breed of bucks tO' be secured are imported from 
year to year. The prevailing breed is the De Laine, the Cotswold 
and the Kaniboulette, costing all the way from $75 to $100 per 

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head. Sheep associations have been organized in various parts 
of the Basin and thoroughbreds are being shipped in by the ear 
load lot. 

There are two distinct classes of sheep — the mutton sheep and 
the wo'ol sheep. On the former of these the wool is not so thick 
or heavy and the amount lost to the owner in wool is made up hf 
the gain in mutton. While' the wool of this classi is light'er, it is 
longer and for that reason the animal is kept away from the tim- 
be'r to prevent loss from undergrowth. The Merino wool is much 
finer in quality and thicker, though shorter. This class of sheep 
can pasture in heavily timbered c'ountry without loss of wool. A 
large amount of fine quality wool is exported for the reason it is 
far superior to that of many other sections of the West. The cli- 
mate is very dry and there is but little wind, 'especially in the 
winter season, to disturb the sands and dust, which is so damag- 
ing to woiol in other countries. The owners here are experts in 
the business and they take every precaution to avoid loss and 
exert every effort to produce the best. The' grazing is ideal both 
in sumnner and winter. Most of the snows fall in the mountains 
and the winter sn(ows are necessary for summer grazing. The cli- 
matic condition® om the wint.er ranges are most always favorable 
and there is seldom much suffering and loss. Once in a great 
while the flockmaster has to feed hay. 

The public grazing lands are usually fully occupied and for 
awhile it seemed as if there would be a limit to sheep raising. Of 
recent years, however, the farmer is paying more attention to the 
industry and' numerous flocks from 100 to 500 can be seen scat 
tered over the country. The forest regulations have discriminated 
against the small owner, who is not permitted to use the range in 
summer unless he feeds in winter. It is expected that some action 
will be taken which will be more favorable to the small owner. 
B>ut even while conditions are asi they are, a great many farmers 
are stocking their farms. They figure that a surplus of alfalfa 
can be fed to sheep to good advantage. 

Although the cattle industry was at one time far ahead of the 
sheep or any other industry, the decrease -in the price of feeders 
practically forced the cattlemenj out of business and there is now 
only a remnant ef the former vast herds that roamed the hills. 
Instead of the larger herds of cheaper cattle of former days, there 
.are now smaller herds of better grades and more attention is paid 

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to the production of milk and butter. There are ideal spots in 
this great country for dairy farms, and riches are awaiting the 
men who engage in that business. 

There are many high-grade horses and with the importation 
of blooded 'stallions tbe grade is getting better. With all the 
other advantages of all other countries, this country possesses that 
of a salubrious climate, which is as essential for a horse or other 
beast as it is tor man. Many hoTses are exported and often bring 
fabulous prices. It is nothing unusual for a team of work horses, 
weighing 1,500 poundis each, to bring $500. The farmers have 
formed stock companies and have purchased registered stallions 
from the East at a cost of from $2,000 to $5,000 e«ach. There are 
ten registered stalliouis and a number of registered mares. The 
stallions consist of three Percherons, three standard bred or Ham- 
bletonians, two Shires, one French Coach and one Thoroughbred. 
Siegbert, tbe P-ercheron, whose picture appears in this booklet, 
was imported several years ago from France at a cost of $5,000. 
He took second premium at the St. Louis World's fair in 1904. 
J'liis horse has 250 colts in various parts of the country. 

CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS 

Church buildings and school houses dot the valleys and benches 
and with the/ spread of the gospei and education, the standard of 
morality and learning is high and ttie standard of crime and ignor- 
ance is low. 

People of all kinds of creedsi and faiths dwell in the confines 
of this Basin, but there are only four church organization®, tbe 
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, the Oongneigational, 
Episcopal and Presbyterian. The Latter-Day Saints, or Mormons, 
a.s they are commonly known, outnumber the otTier den'ominations 
more than two to one. There is no friction between the Mor- 
mons and Grentiles, any report to the contrary notwithstanding. 
All the denominations mentioned, except the Presbyterians, have 
handsome church buildings. The Mormon tabernacle in Vernal 
cost $40,000. 

The public school system in Utah is second to none and the 
teachers arei the most proficient that can be secured. The state 
has a compulsory school law and there are' capable juvenile offi- 
cers to enforce the law. The legislature of 1909 passed an act pro- 
viding for the city marshall and justice of the peace to be juve- 

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nile officers. Books are furnished free and where the family is 
not able to do so, clothing for the school children is furnished. 
The school population of the Basin is between 4,000 and 5,000. 
Besides the public schools, the Mo^rnion and Congregational church- 
es have isplendid schools. The Presbyte'rians are planning to build 
a college somewhere in the Basin. The school population in the 
state is 98,660. The state spends annually, for education, $23.62 
per capita. 

FRUIT 

A fruit grower of the East was making inquiries about the 
adaptability of this country to the production of apples. The 
man with the land to sell exhibited a Wolf Eiver apple. The 
eastern man insisted that it was artificial and would not be con- 
vinced to the contrary until 'he had tasted it, A fruit dealer 
fnom the Uintiah Basin was in Salt Lake during the week of the 
State Fair and Ohurch conference. He asked one of the leading 
merchants on Main street to allow him to use a part of the win- 
dow space for the exhibition of somi© apples. The merchant indig- 
nantly refused. The fruit dealer from the Basin reached down into 
the dress suit case and pulled m\t a Wolf Eiver. The merchant 's 
eyes bulged out in asto'uishment. Hei had never seen, the like be- 
fore. A space in the window was immediately given for the dis- 
play. 

All fruit growers know that climatic conditions, soil, water, 
sunshine, elevation and the general lay of the land eniter into the 
growth and development lof the perfect apple with the rich, 
bright color. 

The climate here is unexcelled in any part of t.he West. The 
average temperature during the fruiting seiason is close to 90. Thie 
sun shine® 325 days in each year. .The only wind to speak of is 
in the spring timie, and evem then there is but) little, in compari- 
son with many other sections lof the West. In the summer, fall 
and winter the/re is seldom a breeze. Such conditions assure firm, 
strong (skins and bright deep colors. Intense heat has a tendency 
to burn and wrinkle the skin. The altitude, averaging 5,500 feet, 
gives a dry atmospherei The country with the damp atmosphere 
produces sour apples with poor coloring. The country is sheltered 
at the west and northwest by high mountains. In fact, it is shel- 
tered on all sides and the orchards are thus protected from the 

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laxe itiiiiiiig- iroisits or i^ne spring ana ine eariy Killing iroisxis or fne 
aixtiimai. The soil is from five to fifty fieet deep, and, in tihe fruit 
sectiomis, contains just enough clay. The country is well drained 
to tilie east, a factor so much desired by fruit men. The sub-soil 
consists of a porous formation. With the long, pleasant autumn 
weather the wood of the treeis has ample time in which to ripen 
and the stinig lof winter is not felt. The water is pure andi abund- 
ant. There has never been a failure in the apple croj). The fruit 
is free from disease and pests, such as blight, and crown gall, 
woolly, black or green aphis, and there are but few worms. Fun- 
gus, owing to thie dry climate, is not in ^evidence. The variety of 
apples is numeroius. The mo«it commonly grown are: autumn. 
Wolf River, Wiealthy; winter, Grauio, Ben Davis, Jonathan, Wine- 
siap, Staymian Wineisiap, N, W. Greening, Bellflower; summer. Yel- 
low Transparent, Astrachan, Red June. 

Thie appfe is by no means the exclusive fruit raised. Pears, 
prunes, plums, peaches, apricots, strawberries, raspberries and 
otiher fruits are grown in abundance. Thi© soil, in many parts of 
the country, is isuited to raising peaeihes, but it is not really a 
peach climate. The .sieasiom is a little too .short. There are some 
peach ordhards and the fruit is of the finieist quality. There are 
many sheltered nooks here and there and expert peach growers 
might come in and be very isucceasful, 

CITIES AND TOWNS 

Until within the iast few years, since the reservation was 
thrown open to entry, the isettlement of thie Basin has been slow, 
due partly to poor railroad facilities and parly toi the small 
amount of advertising that the country has received. The Ashley 
Valley iiS an old iSettleiU'ent, many of thie people having come here 
more than a third of a century ago. Viernal is the leading city. 
Numerofus towns have sprung uj) on the reseirvation and there 
aire iscores of settleinents that are almost ready to be called 
towns, among w^hich are Alhanidra, Keniuiedy, Ignacia, Bonanza, 
Ohdpetia, Smith's Well, Dry Fork, Deep Creek, loka, Bennet, 
Cedarview, Taft, Hayden, Alexander, Lake Fork, Boneta, Utahn, 
Tabby, Stockmore, Fruitland. 

VERNAL 

Locaited in Ashley Valley. Ciounty seat of Uintah county. 
United State© Land oflS.ce and headquarters Ashley National 

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Forest). Populiation, 1,200. Near G-reen river, A®Mey creet, 
Brusih creek amd Dry Fork. Near proposedi Moffat roadi. Streets 
and isidewalks paved with asptialtum, 'Splemdid telephone systemi. 
Chieiapest electric lights in Utah. Water works system to be con- 
strueteid in spring and summer of 1910. Educational ciemter. M'ot- 
mon academy, Willcox Coaagregational scho'ol and public school. 
M'ormoini tabernacle and Ward house. C'ongregationial and Epis- 
copal cfhurohieis. Public Library. Handsom^e court house. Asisiesis-ed 
vakiation of city property, $350,000. Abundance of coal. Popu- 
lation of territoiry tributary to city, 10,000. A list of business 
i ndusries follows : 

Onie bank, eight gemieral merchandise .sores, one hardware 
stlome, four i&aloionSi, two 'hiotels, one bakery, ooie creamery, three 
restaurauts, omle jewelry store, one newspaper, ome brick yard, 
two dau'ce hallls, o-ne sihoe sihop, two' harness shops, one opera hiouse, 
two drug stores, two undertaking eistablishments, twO' planing mills, 
one livery stable, two meat markets, two millinery stiores, three 
lodging houses, one telephone exchange, one express oflS.ce, three 
blacksmith shops, one tailor shop, two phioto graph galleries, two 
flloairing mills close to the city, two implement and vehicle dealers, 
one clothing store, two barber sihops, one bath house, architects, 
brick masons, harness makers, painters, palsterers, real estate deal- 
ers, insurance agents, civil engineers, abstractors, seven lawyers, 
five physicians and surgeons, two dentists, one lodge hall (I. 0. O. 
F.), a splendid brass band and orchestra. 

Many new buildings, including $35,000 Uintah State academy, 
and National bank buildinig to be erected iu' tke near future. 

ROOSEVELT 

Located in Dry Gulch, Wiasatch county, in the heart of fruit 
and agricultural country. Dry Gulch Irrigation company, biggest 
comcern of thie kind in. the state. Thirty-five miles main, canals 
and 185 miles oif laterals. Five 'hundred stockholders. Population 
of town 450. Population surroiimding territory, 2,000. Go-odl school, 
social ball and church buildings. Electric light plant and grist 
mill so'On to be inistalled. Coal, pinon pinie - and cedar for fuel. 
Business industries: Two general stores^, twO' implement establish- 
ments, one hotiel, one livery stable, one blacksmith shop, one meat 
market, one restaurant, one photograph gallieiry, one newspiaper, 

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ome hiarness is'hop, ome lumber yaird, ome shoe isihop, ome furniture 
store, ome civil engineer, good commercial club. 

MYTON 

Located on Ducheisme river, in Wasatcli county. Grovernment 
townisifce. Populatioin 250, with 1,000 population in surrounding 
country. Indian lallotments, soon tO' be -sold, adjacent. Other 
Indian allotnients tor lease. Twenty-five thousand dollar govern- 
ment bridge to be built across river. Good public school building 
completed in 1909. Three church organizations, MormoniS, Pres- 
byterians and Episicopalians. Houses of worship isoon to be 
erected. A number of cement block buildings to be erected in 
summer of 1910. Building boom is lootoed for. Surrounded by 
thousands of acres bench and bottom land adapted to fruit, small 
grain, alfalfa, sugar beets. Big canal scheme on South Myton 
bemch under way. Near elaterite veins. Pinon pine and cedar 
olioisie by. Business industries: Five^ general stores, two meat mar- 
kets, two lumber yards, office of sawmill company, one bank, one 
newspaper, one hotel, one livery stable, two restaurants, one shoe 
shop, ome implement store, ome bakery, one drug store, one black- 
smith shop, two carpenter shops, two lawyers, one physician, one 
dentist, one notary public. 

THEODORE 

Located at junction of Strawberry and Duchesne rivers, in 
Wasatch county. Grovernment townsite. Population, 300 in town 
and 1,000 in country tributary. Fifty-two miles from Colton and 
seventy-five miles from Heber. Mountains furnish good pasture 
for sheep, horses and cattle. Pinon pine and cedar in abund- 
ance, only short distance. Notable section for fruit, small grain, 
hay and garden truck. Fruitland Valley, Blue Bench and West 
Bench Irrigationi districts in vicinity. Cost of water from $2.50 
to $20 per acre. Seventy-five thousand acres of tillable land. 
Elaterite beds in nearby eanions. Splendid power site®. Grist 
mill wanted. Business industries: Commercial club, one news- 
paper, two hay and grain stores, lone general store, ome grocery 
store, one hotel, one restaurant, ome roioming house, one barber 
shop, one pool and billiard room, one drug store, one meat mar- 
ket, one harness shop, one blacksmith shop, one livery stable, one 
social hall, one physician, one civil engineer, one mining engineer. 
G^ood ©chioel and church buildings. 

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WHITEROCKS AND OURAY 

Indian agencieis. Whiterocks located near junction of Uintah 
river and Whiterocks creek. Two Inidian trading stores, a botel, 
blaeksniitili sliops, carpentier sibops, laundry, Inidiani school. Fine 
fishing in canons. 

Some have predictied that Ouray is) to bo the Pittsburg lof the 
West. The map will sihow that it is locatieid at or near a point 
where all the streiams of the entire Uintah Basin meet. Gilsonite, 
copper and oither minerals. Uteland Copper company plant near. 
Thiousandis of acreisi of agricultural land on bencheisi and' ini valleys. 

FORT DUCHESNE 

Government posit. Located on Uintah river, ,six miles above 
where it joins the' Duchesne, ini Uin(tah county. From 100 to 150 
cavalry soldiers on duty. Under command of C. G. Hall, captain 
Fifth regiment of cavalry. The 1,400 Indians, scattiered over the 
resiervatio'n, give but little trouble. The post i® headquarters for 
the Government Irrigation service, H. O. Mean®, superintendent. 

RANDLETT 

Government towmsite, formerly Leland. Located near Du- 
chesnie and Uintah riversi, in Uinitah county. Some of the finiest 
fruit, grain, hay, sugar beiet and melon land on the reseravtion 
lies niear this town. Uintah Eailway and ''Moffat" road have 
both made surveys. Population of about 100. One store, oine real 
estate dealer, government physician, government farmer, good 
school and church buildings. 

MOFFAT 

Located near Uintah river in Uintah county and embraces what 
was known as the ' ' strip. ' ' Town of about 100 population. In 
midst of large fruit and agricultural area. Abundance of wood 
for fuel. Gilsonite veins near. Oil land between Moffat and Ver- 
nal. School and church buildings. Social hall. One general 
store, one restaurant, one rooming house, one feed stiable, one real 
estate of&ce, one civil engineer. Headquarters for the construc- 
tiom euigineer of the Uintah Eiver, Ouray Valley and Colorado 
Park Irrigation companies. 

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INDEPENDENCE 

Townisite in Dry Giileh, about half way betweien Myton and 
Fort Duchesne. Was organized at opening of reservation by 
Colorado peoi::^e, but has been of slow growth, owing to lack of 
water. New Hope canal now being completed. D>eep, fertile soil 
adapted to fruit, grain, alfalfa, sugar beets. Large hotel building 
now used as general store and rooming homse. 

JENSEN 

Small town, fourteen miles southeast of Vernal, on Green river, 
at mouth of Ashley and Brush creeks, in Uintah county. Two 
genieiral stores, good church and school buildingst. L-arge acreage 
adjacent to town eispecially adapted to raising alfalfa seed. Coal 
in plenty. Placer gold along the Green river. New state bridge 
to be erected. Public highway between Utah and Colorado to be 
improved. 

DRAGON 

Small town. Terminus of Uintah Railway. Few business 
houses. Good hotel. Gilsonite mines and oil wells near. Daily 
stage to Vernal, 64 miles. Surrounded by pasture land and some 
agricultural land. 




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MISCEI.I.ANEOUS 

Tbe disitancie from the Union Pacific railroad on the north to 
the D. & E.. Gi. railroad oaii thie so'uth is 200 mileiS. For twenty 
years the people have been lookimg for anotheT road. The survey 
of the Denver, Northwestern & Pacific (Moffat road) runs through 
the heart of the Biasin and on into Salt Lake City. Thie road is 
now finished from DenveT to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, a dis- 
tance of 214 miles, and only a few miles from the Utah-OoloTado 
line. For some years the progreiss of the work has beieai slow. It 
is now pretty certain that the spring and soimmer of 1910 will wit- 
ness active operations and that within two or three years thte road 
will be finished into this undeveloped country. This road will 
shortiem the distance from Denver to Salt Lake closie to 200 miles. 
The distance by way of the Moffat road will be 555 miles, and by 
way of the D. & R. G. the distance is 742 miles. 

Aside from the Hydro -C'arbonis there are other minerals. In 
many parts of the country there is plenty of copper. Some gold 
and O'their precious metals. From the Dyer mine, on^ the Dyer 
mountain, $800,000 worth of copper has been shipped. The mine 
is now idle. Operation-s may be resumed soon. Along the Green 
river placer gold mining has been conducted successfully. It is 
claimed tihe values are high. In other portiomsi of the Basin min- 
eral is said to exist. The coming of a railroad would mean devel- 
opment. 

Coal is abundant, especially in the Ashley valley. Vein® have 
been discovered to the weist on and near the reseTvatiocni, but it 
has not yet been opened up to any great extent. There is a vast 
quantity of pinon pine and cedar in' easy access to all stettliements. 

Timber for building purposes is plemtiful and there are numei*- 
ous (Sawmills in the moumtainsi About three-fifths of the Ashley 
National Forest and about one-half the Uintah National Forest are 
located in the Uintah Basin. The area of the Ashley is 947,490 
acres, and the area of the Uintah is 1,250,610. There is approxi- 
mately 2,000,000,000 feet of timber standing. Free permits are 
granted settlers. Ome man is allowed $20 of timber per year. He 
is charged at the rate of $2.25 per thousand foT green and $1.50 
foT dead. The cost of sawing and transportation would add con- 
siderable to this. A man with his own team can well afford to 
spend a few days in the mountains, then the only actual cash out- 
lay would be the coist of sawing. The price of lumber at the vari- 

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ous yard® in this ciOTmitry is from $30 to $35 per thousiand. Many 
eement block and brick buildings are being constructed. There are 
brick yards and cement block factories at a few points. The 
freight rates, after the material leaves the railroads, are from 75 
cents to $1.25 per hundred. 

The present rapid increase in population makes good prices 
for products. Alfalfa from $7.50 to $35, baled; oats, $1.50 to $3 
per hundred; wheat, $1 per bushel; corn, $1.25; potatoes, 50 cents 
to $1.00 per bushel. Peaches, $2 per bushel. Apples, plums, pears, 
apricots, and strawberries bring fancy prices. 

At the heads of all the streams; in fact, all along the water 
courses, are ideal power sites, some of the finest in the West. To 
particularize would be useless. Also there are ideal reservoir 
sites. 

This is a paradise for the fisherman and the hunting is fairly 
good. When a man goes in the mountains in the month of October 
he is pretty sure to get a buck with horns, all the law allows. 
The mountains abound in smaller game, such as grouse and sage 
chickens. On the lower flats, ducks and doves. The smaller and 
swifter streams are full of trout, while the large and more slug- 
gish streams contain bigger fish, such as white, humpbacks, suck- 
ers and cat. To get an idea of the number of streams, take a 
look at the map in the middle of this booklet. 

There are numerous ideal spots which would make glad the 
eye of the tourist and sportsman. In the Upper Duchesne valley, 
near the town of Stockmore, there are many warm springs, which 
remain at the same temperature summer and winter. It is a min- 
eral water and the Indians go for miles to get what they call 
"medicine" water. The Lake ForK Lake, at the head of the 
Lake Fork river is said to be one of the most magnificent summer 
resorts. The lake is one mile long and half a mile wide. 
The depth is unknown, as the bottom has never been reached. 

FACTS ABOUT UINTAH BASIN 

Miles long 120 

Miles wide ''^ 

Total area in square miles 8,400 

Number of acres , 5,376,000 

Number of tillable acres 540,000 

Population .(estimated) 20,000 

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Scbool population 4,250 

Assiesised valinaitiioin (Uintah county) $1,840,239.68 

Aisisiessed valuation (Wasatch county) $2,324,626.67 

Average altitude, feet 5,500 

Average number days- suns'hiue in yieiar 325 

Average annual preciiiitation, 15 years, inches 9 

Hydro-Carboms woxth $7,000,000,000 

Number head of sheep 200,000 

Annual wool clip, ponnds 1,600,000 

Number colonies of bees 3,000 

Number acres land under cultivation 75,000 

Number acres Indian allotments 112,000 

Average date last killing frost in spring, May 4. 
Average date first killing frost in autumn, October 4. 

Mean annual temperature 46 

Mean maximum 62 

Mean minimum 33 

Average days maximum above 90 31 

Average days with minimum below 32 163 

MILES OF CANALS 

Total mileagie government main canals 122 

Dry Grulch Irrigatio'n company 35 

Ashley UppeT Irrigation company 12 

Asihley Oemtral Irrigatiom company 9 

Rock Point and White Wash 6 

Burns Bench 6 

Un.ion 5 

Upper Burns Benich 4 

Utah Develoj)ment and Irrigation company, proposed canal on 

South Myton Bench ' 30 

Ouray Vailley (incomplete) , 25 

Coliorado Park (incomplete) 15 

New Hope (incio.mplete) 20 

Uintah Irrigation (incomplete) 15 

Whiteirocks Irrigation (incomplete) 25 

Upper Blue Bench (incomplete) 13 

Blue Bench, District No, 1 (incomplete) 14 

West Bench (incomplete) 8 

Fruitland (incomplete) 26 

Lake Fork Western (incomplete) 4 

Farnsworth (incomplete) 14 

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BRACTS ABOUT UTAH 

Area in square miles 84,990 

Area in acres 54,393,600 

Extreme breadth, miles 275 

Extreme length, miles 345 

Population 35.0,000 

Numbieir families in state 75,000 

State rank according to population 43 

Forest reserves in acres 7,436,327 

Revenue to sttate from forest reserves this year .$ 32,681 

Horticultural products 1,700,000 

arain crop 8,000,000 

Dairy products 2,200,0€0 

Poultry and eggs 650,000 

Siugar beets 1,900,000 

Woiol 2,520,000 

Sheiep, number 3,115,000, worth 10,000,000 

Live stock industry 17,936,000 

Dividiends from mimes, 1909 8,000,000 

Dividends from mines since industry started 90,000,000 

Coal output, 1908 2,951,000 

Content®, Utah coal fields in tons 196,548,000,000 

Cement output in 1908, barrels 630,000 

School atitendance 81,553 

School population 98,660 

Salt product, 1908, worth $169,000 

Eig'bth largest state in Union; admitted to Union January 4, 
1896. Sego Lily is statie flower. 





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Enough for Breakfast 
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THE LAND OF HOPE 

When you cionnie f roim tbe east and' land out west, 
Wliere thietre's room to breiatlii© andi thie climiate's best; 
W'hen yo'U come from the prim, i&taid east, I &ay, 
With a purpose, 'half evolved, to stay. 
And you meet a man. — b. wthole-souled ohap — . 
Anid a hundred more — ^same kind, mayhap — 
And each says: ''Shake, new friend of mine; 
Come right ion in, the water's fine. 

' ' You 're from the, east, and' sO' were we ; 
But we're living now, a® you can see; 
And you '11 be, too, if you stake your claim 
In this man's town, and yO'U don't go lam.e. 
Just clamp your claws on the topmost roost. 
Grow with the rest, and bO'Oist^ — and boost. 
Just get the spirit; leave the rut, 
And wealth is yourS' — no if s or but. ' ' 

I say, when you come from the east, out here 
To the land of hope, glad hands and cheer. 
And yoiu mieiet real men, anid wom'en, too. 
Who'd ^hare their last red cent with yo'U — 
It'® then you smile, throw. out your chest — 
Oh, wihat's the use? You know the rest. 
You'll stick? You bet! and yomr lot you'll share 
With the western folk, for they're on the square. 

— Author Unknown. 



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Soda Water 

VERNAL, UTAH 




The Willcox School, Vernal, Utah 

Established by The Congregational Education Society. Well equipped. 
Thoroughly trained teachers. All grades, from Primary to Eighth grade ; 
and a four years High School course. Tuition very moderate. 

Address, LUDWIG THOMSEN; Principal. 

Post Card Studio and Taxidermist Shop 

First-class work in all lines connected with our business. Custom 
work given special attention. Deer heads, rugs and other natural 
history specimens always on hand. Satisfaction guaranteed. 



THORNE BROS., 



Vernal, Utah 



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Potato Field 




THE WAY IN 

To those contemplatmg a trip into the Uintah Basin, it would 
be well to keiep in mind that thei horse is depended upon for a 
greater part of the trip. The most convenient, as well as the short- 
est and most economical route is by way of Mack, Colorado, and 
Dragon to Vernal, one-half the distance being rail, with first-class 
hotel accommodations all the way — a two-days' trip. The round 
trip with team from Vernal to all the principal points on the 
reservation can be made in from 3 to 5 diays, the nearest point 
being 28 miles. This route is unquestionably the only practical 
way of entering the Great Uintah Eeservation without hardship 
or serious accidents. For further information call on or write 
the Uintah Livery, furnishers of first-class conveyances for reser- 
vation use. 



Uintah Livery Static 

SUMNER BROS. 



Horses Boarded 

by the 

Day, Week or 

Month at 

Reasonable Rates 

First-Class 

Homeseekers* 

Outfits for Rent or 

Sale 




Vehicles and 

Horses Bought, 

Traded and Sold 

" Topper " 

Saddle Horses 

a Specialty 



HOME OF IMPORTED STALLION 



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Uintah Abstract Co. 



(INCORPORATED) 



REAL ESTATE 

ABSTRACTS 

INSURANCE 



CONVEYANCING 

RENTALS 
PROMOTIONS 



Practice before the U. S. Land Office, and State Land Board 

Enos. Bennion, President Wm. H. Smart, Vice-President 

Herbert Tyzack, Secretary Wm. H. Siddoway, Treasurer 

DIRECTORS 
Enos Bennion Wm. H. Smart W. H. Siddoway 

John S. Hacking John N. Davis Edward D. Samuels 

Address: UINTAH ABSTRACT CO., Vernal, Utah 

OFFICE OVER POSTOFFICE 










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The 

or Quality Apples 



As "Sterling" is to silver, so is 
"Stark" to trees. Trees cannot 
be stamped with an imprint as can 
silver, but if you buy "Stark" trees 
you are sure of Sterling Quality. 

CLThe "Start" Way is to do things just a 
little bit better than anyone else. "Stark" 
trees are the best trees grown; if there was a 
better way, we would grow them just that way. 
CAn Orchard is what you want and need, 
don't wait, but write today for catalogue, 
price list, etc. 

Stark Bros. /^'fc'SSiSs Co. 

Capital Stock. $1,000,000, Paid up. 
General Offices: Louisiana. Mo. 



Paul Roseberry, Salesman 

MYTON AND VERNAL, UTAH 

UINTAH BASIN 



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Denver k^ Rio Grande 
Railroaa 



Scenic Line of the World 



THE ONLY WAY to Reach the 
GREAT UINTAH BASIN 



Canon of the Grande ^^^^^^v Canon of the Gunnison 

Eagle River Canon hIHi^HB) Garden of the Gods 

Wagon Wheel Gap ^^^™^^& Manitou Springs 

Glenwood bprings i^^R^^ 1 he Koyai (jorge 



Through Pullinan and Tourist 

Sleepers 

To DENVER, ST. LOUIS 
and CHICAGO 

S. K. HOOPER, General Passenger Agent, Denver, Colo. 



For folders, booklets, etc., address 
I. A. BENTON, Gen. Agt. Pass. Dcpt., Salt Lake City, Utah 



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^^Uintah Railway 

Company 



.ONNECTIONS AT MACK, 

Colorado with D. & R. G. Rail- 
road. Daily trains between 
Mack, Colo, and Dragon^ 
Utah, 54 miles. Daily stage from 
Dragon to Vernal, Ft. Duchesne and 
intermediate points. Only railroad that 
reaches the Uintah Basin. A novel and 
unique trip for the homeseeker and 
tourist. Road crosses famous Book 
ClifFrange of Rocky Mountains. Climb- 
ing Baxter Pass from south, trains travel 
24 miles to cover actual distance of 6 
miles. Makes 7^ per cent grades and 
66 degree curves. 




Prompt and careful Freight and Passenger Service. 
For further information, address 

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when Hungry. Private Dinmg 

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VERNAL MILLING 
£y LIGHT COMPANY 

(Incorporated) 

Capitalization, $50,000 



OFFICERS 

President S. R. Bennion 

Vice-President W. H. Siddoway 

Secretary Herbert Tyzack 

Treasurer J. K. Bullock 

DIRECTORS 
C. S. Carter John C. Bates 



High Patent and Straight-Grade Flour Specialties 

Generate Electricity for Lighting and Power Purposes 

7 Cents per K-W Hour for Power. 20 Cents per Month for 
Each 1 6-Candle-Power Light 

Electric Energy Generated by Water Power 

Location of Plant in Ashley Canon, 9 Miles Distant 

Absolutely First-Class Service, Due to the Latest Improved 
Machinery and Capable Management 

Connections Are Being Made to Every Part of the 
Ashley Valley 

Address: VERNAL, UTAH 

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THEODORE 




lOCATED at the junction of the Strawberry and 
Duchesne Rivers, in Wasatch County. Fifty- 
two miles from Colton and seventy-five miles 
from Heber, the county seat, the two nearest 
points on the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. 

^ The town is so advantageously situated that there will 

always be abundance of pure mountain water. There is no 

chance for a pollution of the streams. 

C[ There are many ideal power sites in the vicinity, and 

splendid opportunities for a good grist mill. 

C[^Soil, climatic conditions, sunshine and shelter make the 

surrounding country invaluable for fruit, especially apples. 

All kinds of small grains, Irish potatoes and garden truck 

grow luxuriantly. 

^ Nearby mountains furnish excellent pasturage for cattle, 

horses and sheep. 

^ The famous Elaterite beds, 

located in nearby canons. 

C 75,000 acres of tillable 
land contiguous to the town. 
Cost of wa^er, $2.50 to $20 
per acre. Excellent opportu- i 
nities for homeseekers and all 
classes of business. 




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C^ For further information, address Secretary of the 
Commercial Club. 

THEODORE, UTAH 

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land and water rights. High interests, long time loans. 

Correspond with, C. T. BEGGS, Myton, Utah 

Real Estate 



WE BUY AND SELL 

Real Estate, Town Lots, Mining 
Properties, Bonds, Mortgages, Etc. 

Bureau of Information for Homeseekers. Foreign 
correspondence .solicited. References: All Business ' 

Men of Vernal. 

OFFICES IN COLTHARP BUILDING. PHONE 6 
Vernal, Utah 

J. A. WILSON Homeseekers' Association 

Lawyer and Notary Public W. M. INMAN. Mgr. 



FURNITURE & STOVES 

Bedding, Carpets, Wall Paper, Lamps, Victor 1'alking 
Machines — we guarantee ro sell them at same prices as they 
are offered for sale in New York, Chicago, Salt Lake or 

San Francisco 

L. H. WOODARD VERNAL, UTAH 

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Tents and Tarpaulins 

Homeseekers' Outfits, Hardware 

General Merchandise 

Fresh and Cured Meats 



*/ don't want to tease you 

But I know my line will please you'* 



J. M. COLTHARP,MYTON, UTAH 

I. \A/. ODEIKIRK 
Oeneral Merchandise 

HAY AND GRAIN 

IRRIQAXION IMPLEMENTS 

MVTON, UTAH 

Roosevelt Horseshoeing 
and Repair Shop General 

One Block West of Colorado Avenue BlaCkSmitnillgf 

Frederickson & Cook, Roosevelt, Utah 

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ROO SE VELT 

■ UTAH ■ 

In the center of the oldest settled part of the 
Reservation. Ideal Fruit, Sugar Beet and 
Grain Land. 1 05,000 acres. Abundance 
of water at average cost of $5 per acre, 
more reasonable than in many other sections. 
Cedar vv^ood and coal w^ithin a fevs^ miles. 
Patented land, vv^ith permanent w^ater right 
sells for from $1 5 to $30 per acre. Soil, 
red sandy loam. 

Splendid School and Church 
Buildings 

Dry Gulch Irrigation Company, one of the 
most gigantic concerns of the kind in Utah, 
has 35 miles main canals and 185 miles of 
laterals. 500 stockholders. 

For further information, address 

SECRETARY COMMERCIAL CLUB 
ROOSEVELT, UTAH 



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BAN 
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 




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Transacts a General Banking Business. 
Pays interest on time deposits. Ex- 
changes inoney to all parts of the world. 
Collects checks, drafts, etc., without 
cost to our patrons. Our motto: 
" Safety/' We invite the homeseeker 
and investor to come to our Valley of 
wondrous opportunity. If you come here 
you will deposit with us, so come. 



DIRECTORS 

S. R. Bennion, President J. H. Reader, Vice-President 

W. H. Colthaip Haiden Bennion N. J. Meagher, Cashier 



Address all communications to BANK Ob 
VERNAL, Vernal, Utah. 



Imprint: Carson-Habpsb, Dxwvu 



